#dbfz #dragonball #esports
00:00 Intro
00:39 Game release and reception
04:23 DBFZ World Tour 2018/2019
07:43 DBFZ World Tour 2019/2020
10:48 2020
13:35 DBFZ National Championship
16:15 2021
19:03 DBFZ World Championship + US vs FR 5v5
23:59 2022
26:38 DBFZ World Tour 2022/2023
30:13 2023
31:12 DBFZ World TOur 2023/2024
34:06 Rollback beta test
36:22 2024
38:12 Rollback version release
41:17 Akira Toriyama's passing
41:44 Outro
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THE STRONGEST MAN! I hope you enjoyed the video GO1! 🙏
@@tyrant_uk What is the song playing at 28:42
You are a legend, man. Many MANY kudos..
This game brought me not only into the world of fighting games, but I met one of my best friends of over 10 years online in person who lives in Vegas and we went to EVO 2022 together and got to be apart of that Cell Yell. That is the power of what this game and Toriyama art has brought to this world and will always hold a special place in my heart.
Long live DBFZ
Onga
DBFZ taught me a lot…mastering my first fighting game taught me about life. Just like a souls game there is carry over. Practice hard, remove negative emotions, study, improve. There is a deterministic feedback loop and it revealed that to me in all areas of life. DBFZ was the main thing I was into/watched during covid outside of lifting & work. I watched every tourney and played daily. When the game came out I lived close to the NYC fighting game scene and I couldn’t believe how good other players were. Watching the tourneys made me want to master the combos and it lead me into the FGC where I went on to master other fighting games at the same time. It will forever hold a special place in my heart & I do pray for a DBFZ 2 one day so we can all re-live the magic in a sense. Thanks for being a part of all of it Tyrant. You/damascus/yipes/BUM “made” the experience for people like me…always had me so hyped every time there was an event. 🙏
Thanks for sharing your story man, DBFZ is a great game which we all love! Happy to do my part for the scene
Any advice for how to get better at DBFZ? I adore the game but I’m terrible at playing it. All my friends have eclipsed me in skill and continue to get better while I’ve hit a seemingly overwhelming plateau. It’s disheartening to say the least. I’m Majin rank, (not that it matters) but I’m at a loss for what to do.
@@duaneashley8194 sure You have to approach DBFZ with a growth mindset. (And life) You won’t make a radical change with one piece of advice but you will continuously grow if you look for constant ways to improve. 1. Fundamentals first. Watch videos on blockstrings, frame advantage, what is “safe” and what is not. 2. Lab out your teams combos. I mastered 18 first then Z Broly then Trunks. And then all 3 together. At first knowing Bnbs will get you far but ultimately you have to be able to complete full strings from any situation on any point on the screen. If you watch modern day tourney players you will notice how effortless it is for them. This is simply a result of practicing again and again. 3. Actually watch replays of your fights and notice your bad habits. You might realize that you are taking unnecessary risks too often. At the highest level of play usually things will boil down to RPS situations (rock paper scissors) - but at your rank just by studying your own bad habits you’ll start to notice when other players make them and you will always be able to punish them for it. 4. Have fun…I always remind myself how lucky I am to own a Pc/console/Tv in an air conditioned room before I play..it reminds me that im not here to get frustrated and upset im here to enjoy myself as much as possible. That attitude transfers to your overall play as well…if you aren’t grounded or centered in yourself your biggest enemy to growing is actually yourself. Fighting games are ultimately you versus yourself & your bad attitude/negative reactions/lack of practice etc hope this helps you 😁
@@duaneashley8194 just keep playing, Majin is a plateau for alot of players because its the rank where most players are just now becoming aware of the "proper" thing to do other than mashing. Just take it easy, and have fun!
@@aseemmateen7696can’t take it easy and have fun because everyone does the “proper thing to do”. Game was the most dope for like 3 months before everyone knew how to meta spam the characters now it’s all the same nonsense and it’s wholly inaccessible to new players who don’t want to spend hours memorizing combo timing and how to convert every touch into a massive combo string.
Man. This one is going to hurt hard to watch. Definitely my favorite to watch competitively in all my time in the FGC until Labcoat, and COVID really.
It's one of the GOATs for sure, I hope you like the video!
Cry me a river please. Real fighting games are King of Fighters XV, MK1, Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. DBFZ was just a flash show 2D fighting at best.
@@HCIbn Gtfo of these comments you loser lmao I bet you're trash at 'real fighting games' anyway keyboard warrior
@@HCIbnYou sound a lot like LTG... might wanna change that! Fighting games take skill regardless of how "flashy, easy and accessible" they are. Just say you don't like the game and move on.
@@HCIbnthat’s your opinion not a fact loser stop being a weirdo …..
It didn't fall, it's just that it's finished, like any other fighting game, some may pass the tourch to a sequel and some not, DBFZ had a great run, that is it
From what I've read, there's not a lot of hope for a sequel of this caliber. Fighterz might be one of the best DBZ games, which is crazy given how many titles there are.
@@billc5433 i agree
@@rocklee1485 True. Unless Dragon Ball Sparking Zero/Budokai Tenkaichi 4 surpasses the Dragon Ball Hype more then FighterZ.
Great video Tyrant! Appreciate the shoutout! Learned a lot about the early world tour days, it's interesting seeing how things were competitively speaking for the world tour compared to what it was when I joined.
Thank you man. Honestly I'm still surprised how well you did even from your first offline tournament!
@@tyrant_uk you're telling me. I'm right there with ya on that one. I just didn't want to lose every game
This is a perfect example of the publisher dropping the ball completely and not the developer
This was my first fighting game i tried to learn and improve. I love this game so much and have enjoyed all the ups and downs. RIP DBFZ, you are loved, and will be missed. Tyrant, great video! your hard work and care are appreciated!
Xenoverse 2 is still getting Dlc support but not Fighterz
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁
You can still play the game. I’m not letting fads stop my fun.
@@jonathanthompson592 That’s great you are playing. I encourage it.
Just restarted playing the game ONCE again. I’m nowhere near a pro, cant TOD, don’t have crazy combos but the game is still crazy fun to me. Hopefully this game never dies. Lowkey I’ve been lurking your streams at work and you’re part of the reason why I wanted to get back to it. My vegito aint nowhere near yours but I’ll work on it 🫡 Great video, amazingly well put together
Thanks for checking it out! Yes, the game won't die since it's just too much fun, but it's sad to think of how much bigger it could have been if things had been handled better.
@@tyrant_uk very true. This game has SO MUCH potential given that its so different from other dragon ball games
The fact that we never got the universe battle arena still baffles me, they event had to add jiren's dramatic finish on to a random stage
It's so weird, the ToP stage is an asset in the game as a trophy room as well lol
@@tyrant_uk but its not the same to have as a simple room with trophies vs a full stage desing wise... You could use as a base for the stage but it still requires many more touches to be usable at the same level
42 minutes of greatness. I hope to see more long form content like this in the future! Brief commentary: in all honesty, as I think about it, and seeing it outlined here, this feels less like a study of the rise and fall of a game, so much as it an observation on what can happen to a game when it gets poor support by it's publisher and the publisher doesn't communicate. Not "doesn't effectively communicate" - for all practical purposes, they do not communicate at all.
Certainly, the communication on this game has been abysmal sadly
This game actually got me to watch DBZ and I could not be happier. It is too bad it really fell off because this was probably my favorite Arc Sys game.
this video had me in my feels. i remember thinking to myself back in the day when i used to play mvc2, ``wow, this would be amazing if they did this for DBZ`` and 15+ years later, we finally got it. personally, this will go down as the best fighting game of all time. shoutout to you and damascus for always holding it down for the online community!! for the dragonball shows, the nationals, and covering all of the character releases! i honestly forget 2020 was such a crazy time! feels like forever ago. but honestly, you guys were a voice for a generation and i really felt like i grew up with yall. big shoutout for the fighterz community! thanks for making my favorite game as fun as possible!
Just doing my part for the community man. Thank you!
Great video Tyrant. For a while now I've been waiting for someone to make this exact documentary, and I'm glad it was you. You've been a core part of this community, and I've always enjoyed both your content and personality.
Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words. I'll always love this game and support it however I can.
If bandai cared about the game it would still be alive.
Trust me they don’t!
Tbf from 2018 to now it's had a very good run especially in this era
No game is dead. Millions of casual players that we don't even know are having fun and playing it. A good and fun game will forever be fun. This logic is just for the competitive scene wich doesn't relresent millions. The competitive scene is a mega tiny portion.
It was an insane journey, I’ve been following the game since it’s inception, and to have experienced everything mentioned in the video to a degree, I can’t help but look back and be thankful for it. Beautifully put together video, it managed to grasp my inherent low attention for the entire 40 minutes.
I'll always appreciate how much love and passion you and everyone else brought to this amazing game. If we don't get a sequel after the legacy this game has left on the FGC, the kind of numbers it has pulled, then clearly somebody hasn't been paying attention
DBFZ is one of my favorite games of all time. It was my gateway into the FGC, is my most played game ever. And I still play it to this day. You had to be there during there during the early days to remember how genuinely monumental it was. Even if the game has had some rough points and very low moments. I think it's still one of the best video games ever made Rip the legend Toriyama
Yeah this game is special man. Gotta love it
the game was a gateway for me to start heroin
35:34 Oh sh*t it's me lol! Anyways, great documentary! DBFZ released at the perfect time for me to be around in the FGC and made me encounter great people I've never thought I'd meet. I remember each event you put in this video and it made me nostalgic of a simpler and great time. Right now, I have this unreal wish of wanting more content for DBFZ after the fixing patch of the rollback release. The most realistic wish is to get ready for the next licensed anime FG from ArcSys but I feel it is impossible to get more traction than DB license... DB is truly one of a kind...
amazing video! the amount of respect and detail you put into this is insane. As expected from someone who was such an important pillar of the community. love ya tyrant!
Thank you!
amazing video, super well made and really nostalgic to watch as someone that really got into the fgc with this game. i do wish you had spent a bit more time explaining how the meta of the game shifted, and also why many of the top players quit over the years, but that would prob make the video twice as long lol.
Can't believe people were arguing in favor of Labcoat 21
Great vid man, hopefully it can rise back up again
Loved watching your commentary during tournaments 💜
Thank you so much! 😁
This was so good Tyrant, you have a really good style of delivery for this type of content. One kinda sad thing that jumps out from seeing it all laid out this way - the clearly decreasing budget for each of Hiroki's announcements (from in person, to a nice looking room, to maybe just standing in front of a blank wall with a cellphone camera??). I will say though, you've inspired me to get back into it. I just played all the single player side originally, and then bounced straight off the online cos of the netcode. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much! I've been wanting to delve into long form content for a while now and I'm glad you enjoyed the style of the video. Appreciate you checking it out!
I really hope they have something in the works for a sequel. This game for me was so much fun and was filled with potential.
For sure, we hope for a sequel!
I remember the last time I played dbfz at my locals. From what I've heard from Cientifikof, the game did not get any better. Crazy to think how this one game molded my life for the last 5 years into the FGC. I have so many friends from back then that I miss.
Never really played it competitively. But I have to say as a dbz fan this is one of the greatest looking games to ever be released. The graphics and animations are just stunning on every level.
It's a great looking game and the story thread to keep all the fighters at the same level is something I would have loved to see in the actual series.
Honestly amazing video man thank you for making this masterpiece 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it brother
Great video Tyrant. Gotta say, I'm really impressed. This video is very well done, I knew you were a good commentator, but you're also a good content creator. You got my sub 😌👏🏿
I appreciate that, thank you so much! These longer form documentary style videos I'm trying to create more of, but they take so much time to make haha. Plenty more content on the way!
What an absolute banger of a video. Great timeline of how DBFZ evolved over the past years. This game means so much to me and has changed my life for the better. Now we pray for DBFZ 2 😤😤😤😤
DBFZ was my first foray into the FGC, and even though I never really got a chance to “get good” at the game, the pre-pandemic era of the game still holds a special place in my heart. The game feels unrecognizable now, but its story should be a quintessential case of how a dedicated playerbase is the true heart that keeps a fighting game going.
No doubt, well said
Excellent video, brought back some memories for sure; used to love watching this game.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Was great watching the premiere live ... project was full of passion 🎉 awesome job
Thank you!
Amazing video tyrant. Hurts to see that dbfz isn't near the state it was years ago. This game has and always will have a very special place in my heart. Go1 vs sonicfox era was my first close experience with a competitive fighting game cenario and it was absolutely incredible. I will never forget the moments and friends this game brought to me.
Thank you! Yes, the game is without a doubt one of the GOATs for sure
Really great dive into the history of the game. I joined DBFZ pretty late back in 2021, but I think you hit the nail on the head when you highlighted the poor communication efforts, or just the outright lack of it, and I actually didn't know and was surprised at how engaged they used to be with the community, which unfortunately makes it sadder to see what's happened to it. I do agree with what you mentioned at 38:36 and I can't not be grateful they still pushed through with giving us rollback _for free_ , but I don't think it'd be unreasonable to wish they handled it better. Hiroki's acknowledgement of it shows they're aware of how the community's efforts keep the game alive, promoting it and building up hype, so being more open with us and giving us even some kind of idea of when to expect the rollback update instead of just cryptic radio silence in rapid succession shouldn't be too demanding. I get it, it must've been hell retro-fitting a game from 2018 with rollback, and I also agree that I'd rather they take their time to perfect it than rush the end product, but they could at least be keep us up to speed with development progress (they don't have to tell us the technical details, just something like a roadmap to give us a rough timeline of when to expect it), or even open an alpha test in addition to the beta test, just _any_ kind of hint that it's real and it's coming. The fact they also had no solid announcement during the 2024 Battle Hour then immediately proceed to announce at the end of February "oh yeah rollback tomorrow btw" annoys me to no end; why couldn't they just give us the date, or if they didn't know exactly when yet, give us a rough estimate like "in 1-2 months" or "within the quarter" instead of "sooner than you think"? They really could've left the beta up the whole time as well to be honest. As for the actual release, you pretty much said all there is. In all the online discussions I've seen regarding the long wait for it like on Reddit, I advocated patience in allowing them to polish the end product to perfection rather than give us something half-baked that risks killing the game. And now, I look like a fool in hindsight since we waited so long only for it to still be riddled with issues. Granted, the gameplay itself is smooth and amazing, as was hinted by the beta, and despite isolating the old-gen console player base, I'm finding so many more matches now which makes the game feel alive with new players again (either that or they're all migrants from PS4), but I can't help but feel bad for tournament organizers like you and Damascus since you were more looking forward to hosting events with the game, assembling amazing players, new and old, to bring us the best showings the game has to offer. Again, it's ironic how they took note to show their gratitude to all the people who continued hosting tournaments despite all the struggles it comes with, but completely botch it with the update that was supposed to solve said issues. I still do love the game and will continue to play it, but it's just sad to think about how it's undoubtedly dwindled in reception and how it could've been so much better. I really do hold the game in high regard personally, but I also can't help but agree when I hear/see people criticize the poor handling of the game because I also agree with them, and can't find it in me to confidently defend it.
Love the video bro keep up the great work, you gained a sub today!
Thanks for the sub! Appreciate that man
this game may have a lot of issues in many places, but it might actually be my favorite oat. i cant stop coming back to it despite the current state of things.
Yeah I play/stream it most days still!
Amazing video . Loved it all. You put a lot of work into this one. I hope bandai realizes how much we love this game and want more for it .
Thank you! It's my gift to the DBFZ community 🙏
I actually started playing DBFZ during COVID so it’s interesting to see how hype the game was before that period. Amazing vid Ty!
Thanks dude!
DBFZ was the game that literally brought me back to fgs as a whole since my childhood. I don't think I would have explored this community at all if it wasn't for DBFZ. I will forever cherish this game and the memories I have with it
This is the pinnacle of DBFZ documentaries. If anyone tries to make one of this caliber in the future (maybe once Bandai fixes the game and they're done with it for good), it'll be an EXTREMELY difficult and time-consuming project, on top of the fact that very few people can match the INCREDIBLE amount of passion you have for DBFZ. Stellar video, Ty; excellent work. May DBFZ and Toriyama's work live through the fans forever.
Thank you so much bro! Took a while to make, but yes I truly do love this game lol
I Still love playing this "dead game" I love dbz and toriyama
Me too man, I love it
Hey Tyrant, love the vid, love the game, love you and Damascus and the rest of the community. As a lifelong DB fan, it was my first FGC experience. Even though it wasn’t perfect, it was still hype as hell.
Thank you! It's a great game, still fun to play for sure
Great video Tyrant, being at the centre of the community for all these years, I can't think of many others more qualified to make this video than you. It's a shame that we've ended up with this version of the game after all the support we've shown and all the effort from guys like You, Damascus, Bum, Reza, Spooky, and many others, but I'm sure if the day comes where this game can be properly salvaged, everyone will return whether it's as a player or a spectator- even commentators. Thanks for this video, this game really changed the fighting game landscape and many lives in tow!
Thank you for watching! It took a lot of work but I wanted this to be by the community, for the community. Appreciate you checking it out!
33:53 that’s me😎 Fall? Never, DBFZ forever up🤞🏼💯
Grow up kid! This DBFZ has fallen better play Tekken 8 or SF6
@HCIbn you grow up, your reply clearly sounds like it was written by an obnoxious 9 year old
Great video thanks:)
Best part of the game was watching majors and seeing everyone power up when cells intro was on screen. Take me back
Good times :(
One of the fighting games ever made and my absolute favorite but the people responsible for it really let it go down the drain
Fantastic video, thanks for that
Thank you!
This was a fun retrospective. I enjoyed some fighting games in my time (mainly Marvel 2 and 3) but FighterZ was the one that made me take playing more seriously. Sadly I never had an opportunity to compete in any Tourneys, but I spectated as much as possible when this game was at its peak and still do from time to time now. Sad tomsee FighterZ go out like this, but to quote Kai's theme song "Nothing ever dies...we will rise again".
Great video, fitting of a great game
Wow this was such an interesting recap i remenber i used to watch all these FGC tournaments and really look forward to them. Completely forgot about them recently and didnt even realise the impact of covid. Need to get back, they were fun times
I played marvel 3 and and 3rd strike as a kid and had a blast but DBFZ was the first fighting game that made me realize how much I love fighting games and the FGC, I trained this game like crazy and I will always be eternally grateful to it and I still hope for its comeback
Android 21 drop was fun I didn't think the game would get more busted after her 💀
Good break out video man hope u every success
Thank you brother
Great video essay on Dragon-Ball FighterZ. Super in depth. It was also good going down memory lane with the first couple of years of the world tour. The games fall was very disheartening to see. Such a shame.
Too bad we never had a last season. A dlc with Majin Vegeta, Omega Shenron, Uub, Paikuhan, Dabla .... would have sold well
I feel like they should at least give us Super Hero update content. I mean make sense they should do it. Not to mentioned no cross-promo character from Xenoverse. Xenoverse 2 add Android 21 in their game, which I feel like FighterZ should add Demigra or Mira Final Form at least. I don't think we gonna get FighterZ 2 in the future...is all about Namco Bandai here, and clearly they drop ball on FighterZ since they care more for other DB games that casual loves. Sparking Zero in the corner now, Namco put all of their focus on that right now. ArcSys can't do aynthing without Namco's approval.
Great video man, hope to see more long form content as well. Thanks!
Labcoat really killed the hype of DBFZ for me, stopped watching tournaments and stopped playing the game
1 extra character ruined for you? lmao you were just already tired of the game lol
@@FredMaverikit was that bad, dawg-
@@FredMaverik1 character that was completely broken and was on every team.
Lab coats debuff super on release of her defined the meta. Being able to end every combo into a 21% damage debuff was so effing insane that it warp the meta
I started to watch the tournaments because I wanted to get demon rank. Seeing the pros helped a lot!
Thank you for making this
Felt like one thing that was worth mentioning was the games omission from EVO Japan as a main tournament from 2019, not having a proper premier showcase hosted in one of the strongest regions for the game felt like such a missed opportunity to capitalise on the hype from EVO 2018 as well as other years. Also there were those allegations about Toei asking TO's for royalties from events which resulted in some events removing DBFZ from their games although I'm not sure if that was actually the case.
Simple answer: It was carried by branding, and then they kept making the game so much worse with each update that the brand couldn't carry it anymore.
Anyone who agrees with this is special ed. If it 2as carried by branding then every other 2D DB fighter would have blown up as well.
💀 the game got to wild it became a fest of 80% percent combos and no real way to escape out of combos its so agro
The real truth is that this game was trying to compete with a fan made game. I think it was called dragon Ball Z hyper.
@@Woter_XI thought it was competing with Marvel vs Capcom? 😂
Also busted DLC characters who are clearly overpowered. DLC killed Smash 4 with Bayonetta, their last DLC, and to a lesser degree Cloud (2nd to last). Fighterz was killed by Lab Coat 21... a blatantly op final DLC character.
I'm crestfallen as I've just gotten into this game in the switch. I had it on PC but was burned out on DBZ games since the PS2 era and couldn't get into anything post raging blast 2/Dragon Ball Origins 2, but playing on the treadmill while running has been a blast with the amazing combat, graphics, and charm with it's story.
Man to me, the online tournament pandemic era was when I truly got into the game. It was so exciting and I saw some of the craziest matches out there (when they didn't have UI and Kid Buu). It also made the return to local tournaments, especially when Wawa showed up to the HoC, something next level
Passion project and so much love and fun. We thank you for your support Tyrant
Thank YOU for your support man, truly a GOAT
You were Magnificent DBFZ I shall never forget you as long as a I Live!
Good video man! DBFZ is my favorite fighting game of all time and I been playing since Day 1. NGL I’m in the minority where I loved LC21 where she was and what she could do because she’s my favorite character and like why not. However I understand the frustration over her and why they nerfed her for competitive reasons.
Appreciate that! Absolutely, I still love it for sure and play almost every day haha
Great video, though sad to watch in a way. The way they mishandled the rollback was tragic, but the DBFZ gave the FGC so many moments to cherish over the years. Who knows, if they ever manage to iron out the glut of bugs, I wouldn't be surprised if we see DBFZ have a resurgence. There really isn't another Dragonball game quite like it.
Great video Tyrant
Thanks! Appreciate it
40:30 love this version of the song.
It's like if Itchy and Scratchy got to the fireworks factory, but it's burned down. And Poochie's waiting for them.
One of the best fighting games i ever played and im so thankful for dbfz and for the community for being alive for so long. Since s1 to now I loved this game and it will forever hold a special place in my heart for dbz games
Yeah I love the game as well for sure
These tournaments were my lifeline. Its such a shame ill never feel the same level of hype again :(
It was a hell of a ride, fellas.
Im no fighting game enthusiast but Dragon Ball is Dragon Ball so I played it because its just so cool to have a flashy game like this. Years went by, I didn't really play any fighting game besides FighterZ and I also made my own fighting stick with my own custom design. Currently ranked as Great Priest and I think I'll never be able to reach Zeno anymore due to burnout and just the lack of dev's attention to the game. I hope a miracle happens to turn this around because I'm willing to even take a sequel at this point.
Game is dope for sure and still fun to play
Imagine watching the fights of the best players with VR like you're sitting next to the arena
Failed
I remember being at UFA last year around where the SF6 setups were and just seeing the rollback beta announcement for DBZF, and was like "wait what, really?"
DBFZ is the game that finally got me into 2D fighters.
Gives me the vibes of the history of dbfz meta game vod
Amazing video. It really captured the fans perspective throughout the lifetime of this game. It hurts to see the game that introduced me to the FGC be in this state.
It's still a fun game, apparently we get an update this month but let's see lol
24:36 I was genuinely excited for 21 cause visually speaking I prefer her Human Form to Majin, though I'd have been perfectly content with just the good version of Majin 21 from the story mode, even if she was just a sort of costume like Videl's pigtails.
I prefer her evil form. Good girl types are saturated in anime. I don't get the appeal.
Great video but 1 small aspect i feel could have used more focus is the online meta that players experienced rather than almost only looking at the competitive scene, Gogeta SSJ4 might not have dominated the competitive scene but it was a horrific nightmare to play against with even 3 frame delay, UI Goku for a moment but not nearly as long as Gogeta dominated online play.
Evo 2018 DBZ was most hype evo I ever seen
Great vid man!
Thank you dude!
So can we all agree the biggest glow up and best overall player is Wawa, im saying that as a huge Sonic fox fan. I really wish he kept playing but watching WAwa take the throne, watching him style on his opponents is always a treat. I love the whole Dbfz community everyone has made the game so great. The commentators Bum, Tyrant, Yipes ,jake Ryan, koustics, everyone. The Usa vs France was amazing. Sonic fox vs Go1 Saga was amazing. 6 years later. Im so glad to have witnessed it all. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Amazing vid
Glad you enjoyed it
First game I actually went to tournaments since SFIV, it hurt too see it die like it did bro.
Say what you want about the current state of the game. But I’m forever grateful for this wonderful community. Most wholesome and nice people in the fgc I interacted with.
Easily! Love the game and scene
God the world championship was so much fun
Hopefully this game becomes immortalized like melee and the community comes back stronger than ever even after the live services end.
The fact that Bandi will more than likely let the game die without fixing the crashing AFTER the patch on Xbox is mind boggling lol. The rollback patch has broken the game for a significant portion of the dead playerbase and they literally refuse to acknowledge it. Who would have ever known the one thing we took 2 years praying for would be our biggest downfall. Now I would do anything to go back in time and stay on delay based when I could actually play the game.
What was your favorite era of DBFZ and why?
Whole thing. Wouldn’t trade a minute.
Season 3 right before UI Goku release. The game felt soooo fresh at the start of Season 3, and while I love UI Goku and it's fitting that he was the most broken character in the game at the time, his release definitely felt like the beginning of the shift in gameplay style/meta for DBFZ.
Nitro reverse 3 -0 on yasha. The pop off was crazy. Still watch till this day
Think it would be Season 2 and the Paris LCQ and Finals. Rewatched that not too long ago and still felt the same energy and excitement as I did when it was live, especially while I was cheering for Tachikawa.
For nostalgic reasons the first 2 seasons. Just started college, drove hours to locals just to play DBFZ cause I finally turned 18 and could drive. All that was in my mind was just dbfz. My favorite moment still was Dekillsage beating Fenrich to make it to winners finals. To this day I wonder what it would be like if Dekillsage won the whole thing.
How sad. This was the first fighting game I fully owned and got me interested in modern anime fighters in the first place. The ultimate nail in the DBFZ coffin IMO is the long overdue rollback netcode functioning way worse than it was on beta prior to the April 2024 patch. Update: After the release of that patch and the reveal of a new 3v3 anime tag fighter (Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact), my opinion on DBFZ has gradually changed and I'm interested in getting the game sometime soon on Steam.
The game is still loved and played by many! If you still enjoy it, no reason to stop :D
Whatever happened this game was awesome and fun as hell. Fun to play and to watch. Just remembered it today randomly lol. Might try hop on for a game
6:13 the way he looked at his trophy 😂😂😂😂
No wonder DBFZ is not on EVO 2024 list lol
Also gotta add that the 21 patch was supposed to be the last patch for the game, as they said, and only emergency patched it when tournaments started banning the monstrosity they released upon us. Man what a game you guys had, it makes me sad that I only got there in time to watch the end of it all
amazing video Tyrant! 🙏
Thank you dude!
I knew this day would come.... I didn't want it to